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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Gibson
Selected in
fourth round
No. 71 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born
June 2, 1959
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
St. Catharines, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
59 | 2 |
13 | 15 |
178 | | 1977-78 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
60 | 8 |
20 | 28 |
133 | | 1978-79 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
47 | 15 |
26 | 41 |
218 | | |
Winnipeg | WHA |
9 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
5 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1978-79 (Niagara Falls)
Miscellaneous: Signed 10-game tryout contract with Winnipeg (WHA) as underage junior
in March 1979, but returned to OMJHL for playoffs. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 17, 1981 (Los Angeles at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 27 (Los Angeles); 23
(Toronto); 14 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1984 |
L.A., Toronto, Winnipeg | 48 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 120 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1981-82 season
with stomach problems, suffered in December 1981. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls (OMJHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Saginaw (IHL); Houston, Birmingham (CHL); Saginaw (IHL); New
Haven (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL); New Brunswick, St. Catharines (AHL); Sherbrooke
(AHL); Flint (IHL); Brantford (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1982 (New Brunswick)
IHL Turner Cup: 1981 (Saginaw)
IHL Governors' Trophy (Outstanding
Defenseman): 1979-80 (Sag.)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80
(Saginaw)
1981-82: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (New Brunswick).
1986-87: Played on
Brantford (OHA Sr.) team that went on to win 1987 Allan Cup, but was not with
team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was on Houston (CHL)
team that folded Jan. 8, 1981. ... Was on Birmingham (CHL) team that folded
on Feb. 24, 1981. ... Played for five teams (New Haven, Cincinnati, New
Brunswick, Los Angeles and Toronto) in three leagues (NHL, AHL, CHL) in
1981-82. ... Did not play organized hockey in 1984-85 and 1985-86
seasons.
Personal: Full name is John William
Gibson. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Tom Gibson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Gibson and Billy
Harris to Toronto in exchange for Ian Turnbull on November 11, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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